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Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| erythr/o | red |
| granul/o | granule |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | immune, immunity |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| phag/o | swallowing, eating |
| plas/o | formation, growth |
| ser/o | serum |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| allo- | other, differing |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| poly- | many, much |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency Syndrome |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency Virus |
| IV | intravenous |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |